Cody Linley has revealed his support for his Hannah Montana co-star Miley Cyrus.

The 18-year-old said of the teenager, who is keeping a low profile following controversial pictures of her in Vanity Fair: “I fully support her all the way. I’m behind her.”

And the Disney Channel actor, who plays Miley’s love interest on screen, said she shouldn’t let the media attention bother her.

“I always say, ‘whatever’. They always make a bigger deal out of it than it is,” he advised.

“My family always tell me something to keep me humble and not too afraid. They always say, ‘You’re not always as good as they say you are, but you’re not always as bad as they say you are’. So when you’re up, don’t believe everything they say, and when they say how horrible you are, don’t believe everything they say either.”

But he revealed that he hasn’t spoken to her since the furore broke out.

“I have not talked to her in a while,” he admitted. “It’ll be good to see her again.”